Table of Contents

Stefano Giovannoni: Andrea Branzi; Stefano Giovannoni: from design to communication; Catalogue of Objects; The Objects; Interview; What people say about him; Selected References.

About the Author

After earning a degree in Architecture in Florence, Francesca Balena Arista was awarded a doctorate in Industrial Design at the Milan Polytechnic, where she is currently a part of the Lab.I.R.Int Research Unit directed by Andrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi. Her research focuses on the history and criticism of design and architecture. She was the curator of the Archivio Storico del Centro Studi Poltronova, for which she made the documentary 'Ettore Sottsass e Poltronova', presented together with Philippe Daverio for the Ettore Sottsass exhibition 'Non Capisco Perche' (Trieste 2008). She also curated the 'Superarchitettura Reloaded' exhibition at the Festival Internazionale Design Parade 2008 (Villa Noailles, France).

Reviews

This series of books reminds us of the beauty of practicality by presenting the search for it in a remarkable group of twentieth-century designers. Seeing any work superbly accomplished is interesting, often inspirational; to be given insights into the processes of such work is beguiling and salutary to those of us who make things. Parenthesis Magazine